Pope Francis recently expressed concern that couples are substituting pets for children and in a recent article a journalist argued that splitting up with her boyfriend was nothing like so painful as getting used to the ‘shared custody’ of their beloved hound. read more »

The Royal Town’s MP, Andrew Mitchell, has launched a series of six archaeological walks called ‘Walking Through Time’, on behalf of the Sutton Coldfield Civic Society & the Friends of Sutton Park. read more »

Andrew Mitchell joined local beekeepers from the Sutton Coldfield and North Birmingham Branch of the Warwickshire Beekeepers Association at their annual Bar-Bee-Q, at the teaching apiary in Sutton Park. read more »

Good wishes from Rwanda where I am currently on the Conservative Party Social Action Project - Project Umubano. I am accompanied by 80 conservatives from all across the Party including Councillor Alex Yip and Councillor Andrew Hardie from the Royal Town. read more »

A new report by the British Infrastructure group of MPs, of which Andrew Mitchell is a cofounder and support, has found as many as 8460 of Royal Sutton Coldfield constituents should be compensated at least £25 for receiving broadband speeds of less than 10 megabits – the proposed minimum download speed. read more »